Mohammad Bazlul Huda
Mohammad Bazlul Huda | |
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| Died | 28 January 2010 Regiment of Artillery |
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| Known for | Assassination of Sheikh Mujib |
Mohammad Bazlul Huda (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi Army officer who was convicted of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, president of Bangladesh. On 28 January 2010, Bazlul was hanged along with Syed Faruque Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed in Old Dhaka Central Jail.[1]
Career
In 1973, Captain Huda was posted to 1st Field Artillery Regiment in
Comilla Cantonment along with Major Shariful Haque Dalim. Dalim had gotten into a scuffle with the sons of Awami League leader Gazi Golam Mostafa. Later some officers and soldiers attacked the residence of Mostofa. The officers, including Dalim, lost their commissions in Bangladesh Army because of indiscipline shortly after.[2]
Huda met with other conspirators to finalize the plans on 14 August 1975.1975 Indemnity Ordinance.[6]
In August 1989 Huda had ordered
Bangabandhu Bhaban when Sheikh Hasina was staying there.[7] On 11 February 1990 an Bangladesh Awami League rally was attacked by activists of Freedom Party killing one member of Bangladesh Awami League. Huda was arrested while fleeing from the spot.[8]
Trial
On 2 October 1996
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.[12]
Death
On 28 January 2010, Huda was executed at Dhaka Central Jail along with 4 other co-conspirators.[11][13]
References
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- ^ "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Farooq's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Major Noor, Capt Bazlul Huda shot Bangabandhu dead". The Daily Star. 29 July 1997. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Pasha shot dead Begum Mujib, Jamal, 2 in-laws". The Daily Star. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Shame darker than the night". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Jail authorities asked to explain failure to produce 3 accused". The Daily Star. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Freedom Party leader Maj Joynul, 21 others jailed for 7 yrs". The Daily Star. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Long road to justice". The Daily Star. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "'Huda, Mohiuddin, Pasha, Noor were directly involved". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh arrests 3 for 1975 army coup". UPI. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "'Of course, we killed him ... he had to go'". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.